What were the dinosaurs like? How long ago did they live? Can a dinosaur be created from DNA? Did they take care of their young? Why did they die out... or did they? Join our intrepid dinosaur hunters as they examine the diets, habitats, traits and the eventual extinction of some of the largest creatures ever to roam the Earth! With the help of a respected dinosaur expert, the Standard Deviants will dispel dino-myths and give you the bare-bone facts about these mysterious creatures, using humorous skits, computer graphics and a fun, easy-to-understand format. Released as two separate VHS tapes ("A Day as a Dino" and "Guess Who's Coming for Dinner?") but a single DVD and CD-ROM.

The Standard Deviants tackle the basics of Italian with lots of vocabulary, definite and indefinite articles and conjugating verbs. Whether you're looking for a refresher or learning Italian for the first time, the Standard Deviants can help with an approachable, off-beat format that will build understanding and retention!

An introduction to fantasy literature, namely The Lord of the Rings, Arthurian legend, and Beowulf. Released as two VHS tapes, "Swords & Sorcery" and "Monsters & Mayhem", but as one DVD.

Learn Spanish beyond the basic level with interactive, fast-paced graphics and humor.

Do you have a little bit of background with the Spanish language, but want to build on that foundation? Then ¡este es el programa para ti! (translation: This is the program for you!) First, the award-winning Standard Deviants will review the basics of Spanish, like gender, agreement, conjugation – all the stuff you should already know. Then they'll go over irregular verbs, new verb constructions, making comparisons, adverbs, prepositions, direct and indirect object pronouns, and even prepositional pronouns.

As a famous English teacher once remarked on his deathbed, "Dying is easy; grammar is hard." If English is your native language, you probably don't have much trouble conversing and communicating with others. But even life-long English speakers have trouble with certain elements of grammar. That's where we can help.

Explains when and where you should - and shouldn't - use these elusive little marks. These DVDs also cover commas, colons, the elusive semi-colon, and more.

You know, a lot of people love and enjoy Shakespeare's plays. But, just as many people complain that they don't "get" Shakespeare. That's not surprising, because Shakespeare can be really tough to handle. But don't worry, the Standard Deviants are going to teach you Shakespeare like it's never been taught before!